The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-10
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

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Personal and Local.
Sunny Dale staten, on the l. & st. L. road,
has been closed
The Vsndalia is shipping daily from Lake
Maxinkuckee, SO athward, forty carloads of ice
A meeting of the Middle and Western States
Lumber pool has been called at Columbus. o.,
on Thursday of this week
With the retirement of Mr. Reinhart from the
position of assistant general passenger agent OF
the Lake Shore. the office has been abolished.
G.. L. Dickson. late auditor OF the l.. B. q W. |
road who left the company with beclouded |
record, is publishing newspaper@n Mon
taEa
C. e. Henderson, general manager of the l.,
B. a. W. lines, who has been in Chicago for sew
sral days, working on pool matters, will return
this morning.
The officials of the c.. Fl. e. D. company, on
Friday and SATURDAY of last week. made an in
spection trip over the Cincinnati, Wabash &
Michigan road.
NJ Mcdonald. general manager of the Cairo,
vincennes & Chicago road, in the city, yes
tersay, to attend the funeral of his brother,
Frank Mcdonald
The l., d. & s. elevator is blockaded, and for
over that road must go through their elevator is
partially rescinded
Ed Fishback travelling passenger agent of the
ST. Paul. M. & NJ. road. will, the 2Gth of this
month, be married to Miss Callie Rocker
daughter of Calvin Rocker
Jerry Keueworthy travelling auditor of the A,
Z. q s. F. road, will, the 18th of this month,
be married to Miss May McEwen, of Terre
Haute Mr.. Keneworthys headquarters are In
Trinidad, Col
d. F. Whitcomb, superintendent of the Union
galway and Belt road, who has been so crippled
for some DAYS past as to confne HIM to the
house. is much improved that he expects to
be 1T his Office to-day
Kingan & Co., of this city, have for
believing that east bound rates on provisions are
being cut out OF Chicago, and they have asked
the indianapolis roads which they ship to
meet the Chicago rates.
Captain Hennesey, special agent Of the Van
dalia, who has been confined to his house by
broken ankle for some weeks, is about again on
crutches, and expects In couple OF weeks, to be
able to assume his usual duties.
The forty-third bound volume of the Finan-
gial Chronicle, embracing the period from July
to Dec. 81 1856, is out and adds one more vol
ume to that business library which is vaua-
BILE to every railroad and business man.
In the week ending Jan. the FIVE Western
roads brought into Indianapolis 3 8S4 loaded
ears, against 1928 the corresponding week of
1856. and against 33O8 the corresponding week
The five leading Eastern lines. namely. the
Bee-lile. the e., st. L. q p, the l., B. 81 W.,
the c., FL. & L.. and the c., l., St L. & c.. last
week forwarded east from this point ,036 loaded
cars, against 2, 7Sl the corresponding week 1886
An official notice was issued Saturday, from
Union Pacific headquarters announcing the ap-
pointment OF G. NJ. Cumming MS assistant gem
efsa manager of that road. For the past six
months he has held the position of general land
commissioner.
hapu = hal ohach hor
ceived notice from headquarters ordering that
under no circumstances whatever shall trunks
be checked hereafter which contain jewelry.
This ruling has been in vogue Western roads
for some time, and made necessary by the
frequent claims for heavy damages.
The newspapers quick to agree that the
time has come for the abolition of the stove in
the railway car. The Worcester Gazette voices
popular sentiment when it says: eve hope the
Railroad Commissioners will act in this matter,
sandact promptly. They may be sure of having
the public behind them"
'~sy The PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company has CON-
spleted thirty two freight locomotives, weighing
sixty tons each They will haul forty five load ed
each, against thirty FIVE cars by locomotives
now in AS the bridges have been
strengthened sufficiently to accommodate them
the new locomotives will be put into
VIM. II. McKeen has been again elected presi
dent of the Terre Haute & Indianapolis road
this being the twentieth time he has been elect
ed to that position. The directors have declared
tn6f uSual d per cent. semi annual dividend
The official roster of this we'll -manaeed road
mover changes, unless death removes one of the
number.
New Albany Ledger: A railroad line is being
surveyed through Bloomington and Monroe
county, and the Bloomington newspapers canno,
find out much about it as even the name Of
the company. When railroad starts out il
this part of Indiana it mighty soon reveals itself
by asking the city. or township, or county
through which it passes to vote it 2per-cent
tax.
A. L. Fowble, chief clerk of G. A. Allen mas
ter of trains on the Bee-line indianapolis di
yision) mas resigned, and left yesterday for E
Paso, Tex, where he has accepted the position
of chief train dispatcher on the Mexican & Cen
trail railroad. Cap was quite favorite amons
the Beelne boys, and they all regretted t.
see him 60, but wish him success in his new felt
of labor
Indications are that E. B. Thomas will
soon have 1000 miles of railroad under his gen
eral mapagershp. as the next move in the gen
ersl scheme Of consolidation is said to be tn,
control of the East Tennessee and the Memphi
e. Charleston by the Norfolk & Western an,
the com bination of these last three with tn
Richmond Terminal, thus giving this latter com
pany control of about seven thousand miles O
roads.
Terre Haute Mail: The friends of Charlie
Taylor, the Vandala conductor, SO uniustlv con
victed OF manslaughter at Plymouth are arrane
ing to give him a benefit ball at Downing Hail. il
February The idea is meeting with encourage
ment, and the result will doubtless be the realj
cation Of handsome sum Of money for himsel
and family The feeling is general that his con
viction was unjust, and his friends will expires
this In substantial manner if the opportunit
is allowed them.
Fl. r. Waterman, theatrical agent of th
Pennsylvania lines, headquarters Cleveland O.
has resigned, and the position has been abol
ished. 1t is gradually creeping through tn
'craniums" of general passenger agents that tn
theatrical business as now handled, is leak o.
earnings. In the first place. troupes are carries
at very low rates. then to secure such troupe